Churn



- r Patented Oct. 23, I900. J. M. 6088. 1

C H U H N (Application flied Fab. 8, 1900.)

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Us:ifrsi) STATES? PATENT f 1 JAMES access, on PEKIN, mnnuuf vsrnoxnoarion forming et of Letteri rese efnafoeoaas, mmd October28,1000. r i swims no Ic'bnuy 8.1900. um mam. Cloned-U T (1, whom it mayconcern: I

.Be it known that I, Lures M..Goss, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Pekiu, in the county of Washington and State ofInd'iana,haveinveuteda new and Improved Churn, of which the following isa. fu-ll,clear, and exact description .ihe purpose" of the invention isto provide a snnpleand cleanly construction of upright churn and adriving mechanism readily attachable to and detachable from the churn,

which mechanism is of such a characler that the body of the'churn willbe turned in one direction simultaneously with the dash be- 1ng operatedin'a reverse direction.

The invention consists inthe novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth,

and pointed out in the claims.

Referenceis to be had to the accompanying drawings, forminga part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indi' catecorresponding parts in both figures.

Figure 1 is a. perspective view of the improved churn, and Fi 2 is avertical section through the churn and through the'support therefor.

' .A base A supports a platform A, and this platform A is adapted; tosupport she churn B, which is of the upright pattern. The base A isusually provided with-legs and the legs with casters 1.1.- "Uprights Oextend from the rear portion of the base A, and between .the upperportions. of the uprights C a shaft fron'r'one upright C to the otherbelow tho rock-shaft 13. By means of the set-screw 16 the position ofthe bracket relative to the churn may be adjusted at any time.

- the churn to the center thereof, and a horiwhich clamp is located, onthe cover 29 of the .mout in'tho central portion of the platform The.bracket 15extends over the upper portion of I zonlal shaft 18in jo nrnaled in the bracket 15,

one end of the shaft beingpmvide'd with a crank 18, while at the'other'or inner end of 55" the shaft a bevel-gear 19 is secured, andthis.

bevel-gear is located between arms 20, which I extend from the top andbottom of the bracket-..

A vertical shaft 21 is mounted toturn iutho' said arms 20 of the bracket15, and this shaft 21 extends down a sufiicientdistance toenter anopening in the top 29 of the churn B'. The

lower end 23 of the shaft is pol ygonalin cross section, as illustratedin Fig. 2. This shaft is revolved through the medium of a bevel -65pinion 22, secured to the upper end of the shaft and meshing with theteeth of the bevelgear 19.. An oppositely-disposed pinion 2H5 mountedtoturn upon the lower arm'20of the bracket-15. -This pinion likewisemeshes with the/teeth of the bevel-gearlQ, and a sleeve 25;is secured tothe pinion 24, which sleeve 1( sely receives the shaft 21 and iscarriedlong, A'y downward through the lower arm 2Q of the bracket 15, as shownin Fig. 2. A clutch 26 is formed at the lower end of the sleeve 25, andthe clutch 26 is adapted t'o eugage with a mating clutch 27, formed upona clamp 28, preferably o a spider pattern,

churn. A second plate 30, preferably 0! similar construction to theupper plate 21*, re

- ceiv'es the bottom portion of the body of the churn B, and this lowerplate 30 is provided at its center with a pinor a stud 31, which entersand is mounted to turn loosely in a socket 32, formed in the upper endofastud 33, which stud is capable offvertical move A of the base of-theframe. The stud 33 may be raised through the medium of a lever 34, whichis fulcrumed in an opening in the base, and its outer end maybedepressed and held depressed through the medium of a cam-head 35, formedon a lever 36, the head of the lever 5 being pivoted in the openingwhich'receives the lift-lever 34. When the cam-lever 36 is presseddownward at its outer end, the stud 33 is raised and the clutch 27 onthe upper plate of the churn is brought into close en gageinent with theclutch 26'on the sleeve connected with the lower bevel-pinion 24;

:The cover 29 of the churn is held inplace tremities of the arms of thetop and bottom plates 28 and 110, verticall. -opposing hooks beingconnected by links 38, provided with turnhnckle's or their equivalents.

The dash D is mounted to revolve within the body of the churn and may beof any suitable construction.- In thedrawings this dash consists. of acentral post 39 and wings 39, which radiate from the post, the wingsbeing slotted and apex-Lu red, and these wings act in conjunction withlongitudinal ribs '39", so cured to the side surface of the body of thechurn B. The bottom of the centralpost 39 of the dash. D is providedwith a pointed pin 40,

which serves as a pivotand turns in a socket produced in an offset 41from the inner central portion of the bottom of the churn, while theupper end of the center" post 39 of the dash D has a polygonal recessmade therein, which receives the polygonal extremity 23 of the shaft 2!.

In operation the d riviug mechanism (1 having been adjusted to the churnand the churn properly adjusted on the frame and lifted up, so that thetwo clutches 26 and 27 connect, upon turning the crank-handle 18 theshaft 21 and the sleeve 25 are revolved, one to the right and the otherto the left, and under such an arrangement the body of the churn isturned in one direction, while the dash D of the churn is simultaneouslyturned in a reverse direction. After the butter has come it may begathered by turning the handle 18 .first to one side and then to theother.

W hen it is desired to gain access to the interior of the churn, theouter end of the liftlever 34 is permitted to rise, whereupon the stud33 still t-lropdnwnward and the body of the churn will follow in thesame direction, thus separating the two clutches 26 and 27. The drivingmechanism C may now be carried to the vertical position, (shown indotted lines in Fig. 2,) and upon removing the turnbuckles from thelinks 38 the top of the churn may be readily takonotf, the butterremoved, and the buttermilk poured off. I

It will he observed that all the parts of the churn that come in contactwith the milk are wood and that the churn is of such a simpleconstruction that it may be thoroughly washed and its parts placed in.the sun for purification.

Having thus describe. my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to s: cureby Letters Patent- 1. The combination with a vertically-movable support,a plate having a pin mounted to turn in said support, a churn the bottomof which bears on the said plate, the churn being. provided with a coverand a revolving dash, an upper plate located on the cover and having aclutch projection; an adjustable connection bet ween the top and bottomplates, and a driving mechanism adapted for connection with the dash andwith the clutch projection on the said upper plate, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination with a vertically-movable support comprising a stud.having a socket in its upper end, a liftinglever fulcrumed between itsends and carrying said stud at one end, and a lever pivoted at one endand-provided at said end with a camhead adapted to engage the tree endof the lifting-lever to actuate the same, of a churn,

a plate receiving the bottom portion of the churn and carrying at itsbottom a pin adapted toturn in the socket in the upper end of said stud,a dash for said churn, a cover for saidchurn, a removable plate onsaidcover pro rider] with a clutch, a con nection between the top andbottom plates, and a driving mechanism for the churn and dash, theclutch on the said top plate being adapted to engage with aclutchcarried by the driving mechanism when the churn is lifted, substantiallyas described. 4

3. The combination with a support,a churn, a plate on which the bottomof the churn bears, the said plate being mount-ed to turn on saidsupport and provided with armshuviug hooks at their extremities, a coverfor the churn, a. plate located on the cover and having arms providedwith hooks similar to those of the bottom plate,and an adjustableconnectionbetween the hooks of the top and bottom plates, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inthepresence of two subscribing witnesses. 1 i

JAME M. GOSS. Witnesses:

Geo. W. Goss, Oscss K. MAB-rm.

